Colleges / Augustana University
College · Private nonprofit · Sioux Falls, SD · City
AU

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

Religious affiliation
Address2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197-0001
Websitewww.augie.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size1,965
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1195 · ACT 25.

If you get in

1,965 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$221k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$96k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$125k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$40.2k
Room & board
$10.3k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans52%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention85%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr73%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out13%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,965
Location
Sioux Falls, SD
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Augie Augustana College(SD) Augustana University
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White73%
  • International11%
  • Black5%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students14%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$83k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 49

What you can study.

Colleges / Augustana University
College · Private nonprofit · Sioux Falls, SD · City
AU

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

Religious affiliation
Address2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197-0001
Websitewww.augie.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size1,965
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1195 · ACT 25.

If you get in

1,965 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$221k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$96k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$125k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$40.2k
Room & board
$10.3k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans52%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention85%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr73%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out13%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,965
Location
Sioux Falls, SD
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Augie Augustana College(SD) Augustana University
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White73%
  • International11%
  • Black5%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students14%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$83k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 49

What you can study.